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Altaic

adjective
Al·ta·ic | \al-ˈtā-ik \

Definition of Altaic 

1 : of or relating to the Altai Mountains

2 : of, relating to, or constituting the Turkic, Tungusic, and Mongolian language families collectively

First Known Use of Altaic

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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